Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-03-24
THE NEWS.

An unknown but fatal sheep disease
has appeared near Paris. Ky.
The Spies Van Zaudt marriage certifi>
cate has been declared invalid.
Hillboro, G.. has decided by big ma
jority to close up the liquor shops.
Maine will hereafter have annual in-
stead of biennial legislative sessions.
Ex-Secretary Manning sailed on the
Arizona for Europe on Tuesday, of last
week.
At the Oakland, California. city cleo
ton, the Republicans elected their full
ticket.
Gen E S Bragg, now living at Fond
du Lac, has been made partially blind by
paralysis.
The Connecticut senate has passed
eulogistic resolutions on the late Henry
Ward Beeeher.
A number of U S courts will soon
close up shop on account of shortage
iD appropriation.
Jas. Driscoll & Sons. carriage manu>
facturers at Springfield, O., have failed.
Liabilities S65,000.
In list 6ght between boys at Yon
kers. n Y, one of them was killed with
a knock down blow.
The Democratic administration hopes
to carry Massachusetts through Mug
wump influence next fall.
Grand Army Posts of several counties
OF Indiana will hold reunion at Ma
rion on August 2, and 4.
Pittsburgh parties interested in the
Eads ship railway express the opinion
that the prject will be carried out.
Thomas Hartman killed Ira Alexan-
der with shot gun near Dover, IDd
The tMo quarrelled over little money
matter.
DIR. Parker. of London is talked abont
as Beecher's successor in Plymouth pulls
pit. He ranks next to Spurgeon in pop
ularity.
Isaac II Vincent, Alabama's default,
ing treasurer, was captured at FL Paso.
Texas. He skipped with over 100000
in 1885.
David Jordan, of Cincinnati, is wanted
in New York to inherit big section of
property. He will doubtless turn up
instanter.
Jose Sevilla. of Lima, Peru, has left
S500.0O0 for the establishment 10 New
York of an institution for the education
of poor girls.
Several of the witnesses for the de+
feDse in the Texas outrages inquiry
dating voters.
William Paxton, of Lancaster county,
S G, Mexican war veteran, hanged
himself because he desDaired of ever
getting pension.
Peter Kaufman, prominent farmer.
living near Lafayette. Ind, hanged him.
self on tree. Disgrace and business
troubles led to the act.
The Canadian government has decid-
ed to send an exploration expedition to
HndsOn's Bay this year to report on the
question of its nayigability.
The Governor of Tennessee has sign
ed the bill providing for the submission
of prohibitory constitutional amend
ment to vote of the people.
The fact has leaked out that the Press
ident and ex+Secretary Manning were
not on sufficiently harmonious terms to
keep the latter from resigning.
The annual meeting of school Super
intendents of the National Educational
Association began on March Is in the
National Museum, Washington.
The Irish of Washington will not pa
rade on st. Patrick's day, but will save
their money and send it to the poor in
Ireland and to the Nationalist leaders.
The army of the Cumberland will
hold its 18th annual reunion in WASH
statue of Garfield will be unveiled at
that time.
Col James Collins was shot through
the window of his residence, in Dodge
county, Ga, and killed. A woman with
whom he was living was arrested for
the murder.
The President has appointed G Il ]
Taylor Minister resident to Liberis,a
James r HOsmer Secretary of Legation
in Central America and Consul General
at Guatamala.
The Chicago Doodle officials, who
have been called to account for their
crookedness, are arranging to "see" all
likely witnesses against them, and spoil
the prosecution.
The Virginia legislature is holding an
extra session. The Governors message
recon mends the appointment of a COM
missioner to consider the state debt. and
recommends other measures.
Judge Lafayette Kirk, of Washington
county, Tex, and others who testified in
the recent investigation of political out
RACES there, have been indicted by the
U 5 grand jury for intimidatiDg voters
The engine of train on the Marietta,
Columbus and Northern road jumped
the track at Reddy Trestle Wednesday,
killing Fl Lisle Vincent, engineer. and
Albert Boothby, fireman, and inj1ring
three others.
The wife of DR. SWander. of Findlay,
o.. has telegraphed ao order for $1.1OO to
Sendae. Japan, for lot upon which to
build a missionary seminary for girls.
The donor had noticed an appeal for
that amount in the papers.
james Russell Lowell said in lectr
ure in Boston that the English of Abra>
ham Lincoln was so good not because
he learned it in Illinois, but because be
learned it Of Shakespeare and Milton. who
were the constant companions of his
solitude.
Beecher's will leaves life insurance